The is a game for the Gameboy Color that came out a while ago- ok, years ago. Anyway my grading system is a little different now. 10 is, as always, the best of the best, 1 is the worst, and the new part is that 5 is average.
CHARACTERS: 8 stars
Well we have the
gang here and some others, but as long as Mario and the gang is here I'm
fine. The eight is for the fact that it's good enough but as always there's
room for improvement.
GRAPHICS: 9 stars
I've heard people
say they're just ok, but this is the original Gameboy we're talking about.
The details are amazing since they could have been so much worse. When
played on a original Gameboy (with only four shades of gray, might I add),
you might wonder if they could get better.
PLAY CONTROL: 7 stars
This depends on
the minigame, really, but overall it's ok. You will die or, uh, game over
ever so often because the controls are way to loose, but... more later.
THE MINI GAMES+MUSIC
-Turtle Bridge
Modern: 8 stars.
You jump across Goonies to give Peach an item from Mario. In fact he's
the port of call and the only safe area since both the platform and clouds
can fail on you. I really like this one, though once the platform becomes
timed it gets really hard.
Classic: 5 stars.
This is ok but gets too boring too fast for me to stand after a while,
thus the average score.
Music: 7 stars.
Not the best but avoids getting annoying after a while, which is good.
-MarioBros.
Modern: 8.5 stars.
The Mario Bros. must be paying off something because they're in some food
court. Oh well, I didn't buy this game for stories, I play for gameplay,
and this game gets it right. Though at some moments you'll almost get cross-eyed,
Bowser shaking things up at higher levels and stars that you earn for filling
out Wario's truck keeps things always fresh and frantic.
Classic:.8 stars:
For the first time the classic version doesn't stink. It's basically the
same but with less franticness and the trays fall faster, making this a
bit harder.
Music: 5 stars.
Only ok, but once you get into things you barely notice in the heat of
action, and that's the bad thing.
-DonkeyKongJr.
Modern: 9.5 stars:
This has to be the best, or one of the best games in this game. You must
get the key and then reach your daddy four times to advance to the next
level. The first is just right there and you can, with out any hassle,
get out of a bad situation. In level two you're most likely to die by human
error, and in the last level from getting trapped by enemies.
Classic: 3 stars.
Uh... Once you find out what you're supposed to do, or you get trapped
or killed several times, nuff said...
Music: 8 stars.
Each level has a different song and they're catchy and fits the theme well.
-Egg:
Modern: 9 stars.
Another I enjoy. You help Yoshi eat cookies, but to get more points and
fill the meter quicker you should try to eat them cooked. Once at least
one of the meters fills a Yoshi cookie comes and if you eat it cooked something
special happens. My main complaint is that while action-packed, it's too
easy, plus the fact that you can get half of a miss means that you should
reach the 1,000 points pretty easy
Classic: 4 stars.
This feels too slow in the beginning and it's often hard to tell which
egg is falling fastest. Avoid this.
Music: 6 stars.
Nothing special and repeats itself too much for me.
-Greenhouse
Modern: 7 stars,
It's ok in the beginning but the monkeys are a constant hassle and it's
too easy to skip over the pipe. Collect the melons and your life will be
easier, but dealing with a split screen just isn't for me.
Classic: 8 stars,
This is actually better than the new edition. You have less room for error
since spiders can be pushed back and worms take forever to eat your tasty
plants. Be sure to have the top screen the biggest though.
Music: 8 stars.
Actually good but after the 11th time hearing it, it can still get a little
tiresome.
EXTRAS: 10 stars
Boy, does this
game have surprises. Basically collect stars from minigames and just watch
all of the goodies that come along. I've been avoiding spoilers (and not
reviewing special minigames) but I must tell you that you must link with
someone to see everything the game has to offer. Despite that I still think
this game has a lot to offer, not trying to repeat myself.
OVERALL: 9.5 stars
(if you want to avoid spending thousands on Ebay trying to collect classic
Game&Watch's) or.
8 stars (if you're
everyone else)
I know this review
is pretty high compared to what others might say but you get a lot of bang
for your buck and collector-wise, assuming you don't have to have the real
thing, it's a must buy.
REVIEW AT A GLANCE
Pros.
- Lots of game
play
- Nice graphics
- Good minigame
selection
Cons.
- The classic
versions stink overall (counting secret ones)
- Music isn't
too interesting
- Loose controls
on select minigames
Sure, it isn't
perfect, but is anything in life perfect? You can get this cheap now so
if you have a Gameboy hanging around get it, because it's worth the risk.
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